2000 United States Senate election in Maryland

2000 United States Senate election in Maryland
	County results ; Sarbanes: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% ; Rappaport: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Paul Sarbanes; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Paul Sarbanes; Democratic

The 2000 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes won re-election to a fifth term.

Candidates[]

Democratic[]

Paul Sarbanes, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1976

Republican[]

Paul H. Rappaport, former Howard County police chief and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1994^[1]^[2]

Campaign[]

Rappaport won the Republican primary against S. Rob Sobhani, Ross Zimmerman Pierpont, Robin Ficker, Kenneth R. Timmerman, Kenneth Wayman and John Stafford^[3] through a grassroots movement with a plurality of just 23%.^[4] Rappaport, a major underdog, pushed for three debates. The four-term incumbent agreed to one debate on October 26.^[5]

Results[]

General election results^[6]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Paul Sarbanes (incumbent)	1,230,013	63.2
Republican	Paul Rappaport	715,178	36.7
Other	Write Ins	1,594	0.1
Independent	Corrogan R. Vaughn (Write In)	113

References[]

^ Dianne Feinstein Primaries kind to incumbents, The Deseret News (Associated Press) – March 8, 2000
^ Senate rivals face off in only TV debate Sarbanes defends record of 4 terms against Rappaport accusations. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com (October 20, 2000). Retrieved on 2011-06-17.
^ MD US Senate - R Primary, Our Campaigns
^ Rappaport to focus on crime in race with Sarbanes, The Washington Times, March 9, 2000
^ MARYLAND NOTEBOOK; Sarbanes-Rappaport Forum A Matter of Great Debate. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com (October 26, 2000). Retrieved on 2011-06-17.
^ 2000 ELECTION STATISTICS. Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved on June 17, 2011.

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[1] Dianne Feinstein Primaries kind to incumbents, The Deseret News (Associated Press) – March 8, 2000

[2] Senate rivals face off in only TV debate Sarbanes defends record of 4 terms against Rappaport accusations. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com (October 20, 2000). Retrieved on 2011-06-17.

[3] MD US Senate - R Primary, Our Campaigns

[4] Rappaport to focus on crime in race with Sarbanes, The Washington Times, March 9, 2000

[5] MARYLAND NOTEBOOK; Sarbanes-Rappaport Forum A Matter of Great Debate. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com (October 26, 2000). Retrieved on 2011-06-17.

[6] 2000 ELECTION STATISTICS. Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved on June 17, 2011.

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